State v. Murr

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII), ORS 813.010, reckless driving, ORS 811.140, and two counts of second-degree criminal mischief, ORS 164.354. He contends that the trial court erred in failing to dismiss the case for unreasonable delay under ORS 135.747, which requires that a defendant who is “charged with a crime” be “brought to trial within a reasonable period of time.” In particular, defendant asserts that the trial court erroneously applied ORS 135.747 by measuring the relevant “period of time” for the trial delay from…